“Port Columbus passengers are pleasantly surprised to find Jeni’s ice cream in the airport,”
said Elaine Roberts, president and CEO of Columbus Regional Airport Authority,
in a statement.

The airport recently installed the vending machines after security checkpoints in its B and C
concourses, and plans to install one in Concourse A this summer. The machines dispense 6-ounce
containers of ice cream and frozen yogurt ($5 apiece), as well as Jeni's macaroon ice cream
sandwiches ($6).

“We are pleased to offer our customers another quality concession option, and we appreciate the
opportunity to partner with Jeni’s on their new self-service vending," Roberts said.

Ice cream artist Jeni Britton Bauer started Jeni's in 2002 in the North Market in Columbus.
Jeni's uses grass-grazed cream from
Snowville Creamery in Pomeroy,
local produce and ingredients including fair-trade vanilla and bean-to-bar chocolate to make its
creations.

Jeni's pints and other products are sold in nearly 700 stores nationwide, as well as scoop shops
in Ohio and Tennessee. The company expects to add shops in
Easton and Columbus Commons
soon.

Do the vending machines signal a new growth strategy for Columbus' favorite artisanal ice cream
maker?

"The answer is, 'no,'" said Jeni's CEO, John Lowe. "We think it's a unique way to partner with
the airport." The machines "are great," Lowe said. "We're excited about them. But we don't have
plans to put them elsewhere."

"I'm really proud of the team, Jeni and our art and design team," he said. "They designed one of
the most beautiful vending machines I've ever seen."